Jim Reilly

Ubisoft announced a season pass for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future
Soldier on PC. It's available today with the release of the Arctic
Strike Map Pack.

All good things come to an end some day. After what seems forever at
being #1, the Call of Duty series has finally been overtaken by
Minecraft on Xbox Live's activity chart.

Long-time PR man and Game Informer Replay special guest Aram Jabbari announced he's leaving ATLUS USA at the end of this week.

Valve said today Left 4 Dead 2 is going free to play starting this Thursday through the rest of the weekend. New players can start pre-loading now on Steam.

With Halo 4's release just a few weeks away, Microsoft outlined the post-release content plans for the game.

Rockstar Games released the first piece of artwork of Grand Theft Auto
V. The art is called "Pest Control," and that's the only piece of info
we know about it.

In August, the state of Rhode Island took control of 38 Studios and its
assets after the developer went bankrupt and laid off its employees.
Yesterday, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation held a
public auction for all the assets.

Capcom said today it's releasing a new update for Resident Evil 6 mid-December that allows players to adjust the game's camera.

In an effort to streamline operations, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus says the
company is closing 13 games and reducing investment in The Ville.

Activsion has restored the previously removed Favela Map from Modern Warfare 2 after receiving complaints from Muslim gamers earlier this month.

Rounding out the rest of today's Apple announcements, the company unveiled its new iMac that measures just 5 mm thin.

2k Games announced a new single-player content pack for XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The Slingshot Content Pack adds three new maps, a new playable square character, and new character customization options.

In addition to the new iPad Mini, Apple unveiled the fourth generation
iPad, which features the more powerful A6X CPU and graphics chip.

On Sunday, Microsoft is rolling out new bundles for its "Entertainment
for All" subscription program for Xbox 360. The program is also expanding to five retailers total.

The iPad is getting smaller. Apple announced the iPad Mini available on November 2. The starting price is $329.

Gearbox Software today confirmed Borderlands Legends for iOS devices.
The game releases on October 31 for $4.99 on iPhone and $6.99 on iPad.

PlayStation 3 owners of Assassin's Creed III get four exclusive missions the center on exposing Benedict Arnold's plans to overthrow West Point.

Turns out Sony's teasers from this past weekend were for a live-action PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royal commercial.

Square Enix released the final box art for Tomb Raider, due out March 5. The art "captures Lara in a defining moment."